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Education
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Quinlan Karam

Truckee,CA

Summary

Talent acquisition professional with a career focused on finding talent for both large and small organizations with the goal of reducing hiring costs, improving employee retention rates and meeting corporate hiring goals.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruiting Specialist (Remote)

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
2021.04 - 2022.10
  • Responsible for corporate recruiting for Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Texas offices.
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
  • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build a pipeline.
  • Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
  • Promptly corresponded with applicants and coordinated and conducted interviews.
  • Tracked candidates and pushed for feedback on disqualifications, time-to-fill statistics and other variables.
  • Worked with candidates from initial outreach to offer stage.

Senior Recruiting Consultant (Remote)

Baker McKenzie
2020.02 - 2020.07
  • Managed recruiting efforts in North America for the "Professional Business Services" division of a global law firm.
  • Tasked with full-cycle recruiting for all marketing, finance and IT staff.
  • Worked directly with hiring managers once their requisition was approved including: conducting intake session, sourcing candidates, initial phone screens, coordinating interviews, negotiating compensation package and establishing start date.

Corporate Recruiter

CMG Financial
2017.08 - 2020.01
  • Accountable for hiring all corporate and retail operations staff nationwide.
  • Managed full-cycle recruitment or up to 20 requisitions.
  • Worked directly with managers, directors and senior executives.
  • Comfortable with high volume workload in a fast-paced environment with attention to cutting recruiting costs and ensuring candidate and hiring manager satisfaction.
  • Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events and job fairs.

Senior Recruiter

24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
2014.12 - 2016.12
  • Tasked with full-cycle national recruitment for corporate and field management positions supporting 11 District Managers and 2 Area HR Directors.
  • Supported corporate office and 110 fitness clubs resulting in over 100 hires in 2016.
  • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes.
  • Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
  • Implemented interview guides for exempt level positions.
  • Partnered with marketing to develop a social media recruitment strategy.
  • Implemented new applicant tracking system.

Onboarding Specialist

Chevron Corporation
2012.02 - 2014.12
  • Developed and implemented updated onboarding program for the IT division at Chevron Corporation.
  • Leveraged Chevron best practices from other operating companies to complete overhaul of the onboarding program which included redesigning the onboarding website, creating updated recruiting collateral and developing refreshed new hire orientation.
  • Conducted new hire orientation for all new employees, interns and college hires.
  • Led training and development courses.
  • Responsible for conducting new hire reference and background checks.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies (expected Graduation)

Saint Mary’s College
Moraga, CA
12.2023

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Marymount College University
Rancho Palos Verdes
12.1990

Skills

  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Remote Recruiter
  • College and Intern Hiring
  • Strong Referral Networks
  • Offer Negation
  • National Recruiting
  • Field Recruiting
  • Corporate Recruiting
  • Diversity Recruiting
  • Behavioral Interviewing
  • Relationship Building

Timeline

Recruiting Specialist (Remote)

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
2021.04 - 2022.10

Senior Recruiting Consultant (Remote)

Baker McKenzie
2020.02 - 2020.07

Corporate Recruiter

CMG Financial
2017.08 - 2020.01

Senior Recruiter

24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
2014.12 - 2016.12

Onboarding Specialist

Chevron Corporation
2012.02 - 2014.12

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies (expected Graduation)

Saint Mary’s College

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Marymount College University
Quinlan Karam